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Rebooted

Rebooted

It's not easy for a movie star to age - especially when you're a stop motion animated skeleton monster.

20197.40h 13m

Overview

Phil, once a terrifying villain of the silver-screen, struggles to find work in modern Hollywood due to being an out-of-date special effect. Refusing to succumb to his own irrelevance, Phil takes drastic measures when he learns the film for which he was created is being rebooted without him.

Directed by Michael Shanks
Written by Michael Shanks
Produced by Chris Hocking, Nicholas Colla
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Top Cast

G

Glen Hunwick

Harry

Peter Paltos

Peter Paltos

Centurion

Daniel Daperis

Daniel Daperis

Hot Dog Guy 1

M

Michael Wahr

Hot Dog Guy 2

Holly Austin

Holly Austin

Producer

A

Albert Garcia

Director

W

Wendy Bos

Casting Director

Michael Shanks

Michael Shanks

10,000 Sandals Director

Alex Cooke

Alex Cooke

Modern Centurion

R

Rory Kelly

Motion Capture Actor

Themes & Keywords

melancholyoptimistic

About Rebooted

Rebooted is a comedy, drama, animation film released in 2019 exploring themes of melancholy, optimistic. Directed by Michael Shanks, it stars Glen Hunwick, Peter Paltos, Daniel Daperis. Phil, once a terrifying villain of the silver-screen, struggles to find work in modern Hollywood due to being an out-of-date special effect. Refusing to succumb to his own irrelevance, Phil takes drastic measures when he learns the film for which he was created is being rebooted without him.

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